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Dominic Cork takes a hat-trick in England's Test cricket win against West Indies at Old Trafford

Dominic Gerald Cork is a former English county and international cricketer. Cork was an all-rounder who batted at lower-order batsman and bowled right-arm fast-medium, and was renowned for his swing...

Dominic Gerald Cork is a former English county and international cricketer. Cork was an all-rounder who batted at lower-order batsman and bowled right-arm fast-medium, and was renowned for his swing and seam control. Cork had a lethal out-swinger that got him success throughout the 1990s. In 1995, he took the best figures for an England bowler on Test debut, with 7 for 43 in the second innings against the West Indies.

Making his début in first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1990, he was selected to play for England in 1992, aged 21. He made 69 appearances for England from 1992 to 2002. Cork played for Derbyshire for 13 years, before leaving under controversial circumstances to join Lancashire in 2004.

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Dominic Gerald Cork is a former English county and international cricketer.

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Dominic Gerald Cork is a former English county and international cricketer. Cork was an all-rounder who batted at lower-order batsman and bowled right-arm fast-medium, and was renowned for his swing and seam control. Cork had a lethal out-swinger that got him success throughout the 1990s.
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